The United States of America on Tuesday indicted six Nigerians over alleged internet fraud worth more than six million dollars. In a statement on its webpage, the US Department of State said the six persons “manipulated their victims to gain access to their sensitive information and financial resources”. US Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, also warned, “The U.S. will not tolerate such gross misuse of technology. The United States will use all of the tools at our disposal to defend the American people and businesses from malign actors that seek to target them, including cyber-enabled actors who prey on vulnerable Americans and…
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The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Tuesday warned that Dexamethsaone has not been validated or approved for the treatment of COVID-19 patients in the country. Scientists in the United Kingdom had hailed the drug, a widely used low-dose steroid, as a major breakthrough after it was found to have considerably reduced the risk of dying from COVID-19. The NCDC in a series of tweets on its official twitter handle, stated: “The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) is aware of recent outcomes from a UK-Government funded clinical trial for COVID-19. “The results support the use of Dexamethsaone as a possible…
The Federal Government has listed conditions to be met by each school before reopening would be allowed. The government explained that the measures were to protect students against coronavirus. Minister of State for Education, Hon. Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba, made the announcement. He spoke in Abuja on Tuesday at the 2020 Policy Meeting on Admissions to Tertiary Institutions in Nigeria by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB). He said while government Iooks forward to easing the Iockdown which will ultimately lead to re-opening of campuses, the Heads of Institutions should commence preparations. The minister told them not to wait till the…
The federal government has told parents to be patient over the continued closure of schools. The Minister of State for Education, Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba, stated this on Tuesday, during the 2020 Policy Meeting on Admissions to Tertiary Institutions in Nigeria by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB). According to Nwajiuba, the government was doing everything within its power, to protect both lives and livelihood. He said: “Let me assure all compatriots that the government is very much concerned about the long lockdown of the nation’s education institutions in particular and the economy in general. “The Federal Government is doing everything…
Former Attorney General of the Federation, Mohammed Adoke has been arraigned on fresh charges. Adoke was arraigned alongside Mr. Aliyu Abubakar. Both men had earlier been arraigned on a seven-count charge bordering on money laundering, bribery, and abuse of office. A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja had granted Adoke bail in the sum of N50m with one surety in like sum after he pleaded not guilty to all charges stemming from his alleged fraudulent involvement in the Malabo oil deal The former AGF was first arraigned in December 2019 before the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court upon his…
The English Premier League will resume on Wednesday following over three months of non-action due to the coronavirus pandemic ravaging the world. Arsenal manager, Mikel Arteta, and Chelsea’s Callum Hudson-Odoi were among those who first tested positive to COVID-19, prompting the stoppage of matches. Before it went on the compulsory and unplanned break, 29 rounds of matches had been played with nine more yet to be decided with the readjusted calendar meaning the league will end on July 26th. https://twitter.com/premierleague/status/1266746443982942209 Football authorities have put several safety measures in place ahead of the Premier League restart. Before the resumption date was…
China said Wednesday it wanted to avoid more clashes in a border dispute with India that resulted in the first deadly confrontation between the two nuclear powers in decades. “We of course don’t wish to see more clashes,” foreign ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said at a regular press conference, while urging India to avoid “provocative gestures” that could complicate the border situation. More to follow…
Lionel Messi was rugby tackled and then scored a penalty as Barcelona put the pressure back on Real Madrid by easing to a 2-0 victory over Leganes at an empty Camp Nou on Tuesday. Messi was hauled to the ground in the first half by a diving Unai Bustinza wrapping two arms around his waist and he has knocked over again in the second, this time earning a penalty, which he converted. After 33 appearances, Messi now has 26 goals this season. In his last eight games, he has seven goals and eight assists. The 17-year-old Ansu Fati had earlier…
The World Health Organization on Tuesday hailed as a “lifesaving scientific breakthrough” the British use of a basic steroid to treat severely ill COVID-19 patients, saving about a third of them. “This is great news and I congratulate the Government of the UK, the University of Oxford, and the many hospitals and patients in the UK who have contributed to this lifesaving scientific breakthrough,” WHO head Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said. Up to now there has been no effective treatment or vaccine for the coronavirus which has claimed nearly 440,000 lives since it first appeared in China in December.
The Acting National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Victor Giadom has cancelled the screening for the Edo State governorship primary. Mr. Giadom explained that he has taken over based on a previous court order empowering him to do so. According to him, he has the backing of the members of the party’s National Working Committee (NWC).